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If your fiancé (e) marries you within 90 days of being admitted to the United States as a K-1 nonimmigrant, he or she may apply for lawful permanent resident status in the United States (a Green Card).
Use this form to petition to bring your fiancé(e) (K-1) and their children (K-2) to the U.S. so you may marry your fiancé(e), or to bring your spouse (K-3) and their children (K-4) to the U.S. to apply for lawful permanent resident status.
What is a K-2 visa? With a K-2 visa, the engaged partner of a U.S. citizen can bring their child (or children) to the United States as a part of the K-1 fiancé(e) visa process. K-2 visas are therefore always linked to a K-1 visa. The child (or children) must be unmarried and under 21 when they enter the United States.
To receive a K-3 or K-4 visa, your spouse must submit a nonimmigrant visa application with the Department of State. Your spouse does not need to submit Form I-864, Affidavit of Support when applying
Because a fiancé (e) visa permits the holder to immigrate to the U.S. and marry a U.S. citizen shortly after arrival in the United States, the fiancé (e) must meet some of the requirements of an immigrant visa. Eligible children of K-1 visa applicants receive K-2 visas.
HOW TO START. To be eligible for a K-1 visa: Both petitioner and beneficiary must be free to marry, which means they are single, divorced, or widowed. Legal separation is not accepted. The couple must have met in person within the past two years.
A K-2 visa permits children of a K-1 fiance visa holder to enter the United States until an immigrant visa is available to them. In order to be eligible for one of these nonimmigrant visas, the applicant must be under the age of 21 and be an unmarried child of the K-1 applicant.
A K-2 visa is a temporary U.S. visa explicitly designed for children under 21 years old who are unmarried and whose parent is applying for a K-1 fiancé (e) visa. This visa allows these children to come to the U.S. and stay while their parent marries their American fiancé (e).
How to Qualify for a K2 Visa. Fortunately, the requirements for applying for a K-2 visa are few. The dependent must simply be the unmarried child of a K1 applicant that is not yet 21 years old at the time of filing. The child should be clear of any criminal charges or past immigration violations.
Learn about the K-2 visa process for bringing dependent children of a K-1 visa holder to the United States. Requirements and application explained.